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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

NVIDIA hearing held March 28

As I discussed on our Facebook page yesterday, I wasn't given our full ten minutes to argue in the hearing, while Milberg and NVIDIA took well over ten minutes each to argue against the motion. This could mean Judge Ware didn't care what I had to say, or it could mean that he wanted to give the other side the chance to exhaust every argument before ruling against them, or it could mean nothing at all or anything in between. The judge acknowledged the difference between a 17-inch screen and the smaller replacement computer screen. Judge Ware said he'd review the technical reports, so it seems that it will come down to which experts he believes. Will the judge see that Nader Bagherzadeh's conclusions are dishonestly inconsistent with his own data or that Jon Peddie applied the wrong legal standard and contradicted his non-litigation positions? I don't know, and I don't know when the judge will rule. I have one case in Chicago where we've been waiting since October for a ruling, and a recent case in New Jersey where a ruling came in less than 24 hours.

Update: Court rules for NVIDIA. If you're a class member with questions about the case, and why your attorneys argued against your own recovery, you need to talk to your attorneys at Milberg; I cannot help you.

Thanks for looking out for the consumer, Ted. I'd like to know if any HP replacements have been shipped as well. I call the hotline on a weekly basis in hopes of updates. Approved replacement laptops awaiting ordering were given a 6-10 week window to ship that has now been changed to 16 weeks as of ~2 weeks ago! The given reasoning for this lengthening was "unexpected number of claims." Perhaps the delay has something to do with this hearing? If I get an "equal value" laptop I will feel a little less unsatisfied. I still wish I could get back the $200 spent for a 2 year extended warranty which ended up as useless as the non-fixed units I received under the warranty. That extra $200 sure seemed like an "out of pocket" expense to me! Heck, they should pay me for the number of times I took out the motherboard and baked it in the oven to keep the laptop running for another month!

It's been 12 weeks since I returned my HP laptop to Nvidia and still haven't received a new. If the waut results in a better replacement , than it will be worth it. If it doesn't, who do I contact at that point?Dania.Imler@gmail.com